Chianti Wine - Colli dell'Etruria centrale DOC
Colli dell'Etruria centrale DOC
The "Colli dell’Etruria centrale" label denotes different types of wine: reds, rosés, whites, new, and vinsanto, all deriving from the same Chianti producing area.
Of an inferior quality to the more prestigious Chianti DOCG, these are still excellent wines.
The red , obtained from the Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Franc, Merlot, Pinot nero, and Canaiolo nero vines, is a wine to accompany the whole meal that also goes well with meat.
The rosé, with its fresh and lively flavor, is good with roast fish and also with Tuscan cold meats and salami as well as with other typical dishes like bread soup.
Also a good accompaniment with first courses and fish is the white, obtained from the Trebbiano Toscano, Chardonnay, Pinot bianco and grigio, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Malvasia of Chianti, and Sauvignon grapes.
Then there is the new wine, lively and fruity, obtained from Sangiovese, Canaiolo nero, merlot, Gamay and Ciliegiolo grapes, to be savored up until January, and the Vin Santo (also in the Occhio di pernice version), sweet or dry, good with desserts, aperitifs, and between meals in general, obtained from the vines typical of Tuscan vinsanto production: Trebbiano Toscano and Malvasia, with Sangiovese grapes used for the Occhio di pernice.
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